Rubiaceae FAMILY
Galium boreale
Galium boreale
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Galium boreale is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorthern and central Europe, including Britain, south and west to N. Italy and W. Asia.
HabitatRocky slopes and streamsides, moraine, scree, shingle, stable dunes etc, to 1050 metres in N. Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].